The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen

Thomas Cleary
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Surveys Japanese Rinzai Zen teachings from the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries through treatises and sermons on enlightment through astonishment and paradox
Genres: BuddhismZenPhilosophy
158 Pages

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